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CFLS Speaker Series: Ireh Iyioha
Nov 28, 2023- 12:30 pm — 2:00 pm Farris Hall, Room 106 and VirtuallyThis talk discusses how women—especially those at the intersection of various axes of inequality—are disproportionately impacted by disasters, such as public health disasters.
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State failure, or formation? Regulating mass destruction in BC, from the 1858 Gold Rush to the 2014 Mount Polley Mine Disaster (and beyond)
Nov 30, 2023- 12:35 pm — 1:45 pm Fasken Martineau Classroom, Room 122 and VirtuallyThis talk places the 2014 Mount Polley Mine disaster—the largest mine-waste disaster in Canadian history—within a broader settler-colonial context in BC.
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17 going on 23: Sentencing Children to Life in Canada
Dec 6, 2023- 12:35 pm — 1:45 pm Fasken Martineau Classroom, Room 122 and VirtuallyThis talk analyzes reported Canadian cases since 2008 in which young people were sentenced for murder and finds that imposing a life sentence is not rare; it is routine. The Crown regularly seeks life sentences for young people and the court orders them in more than two-thirds of the reported cases in which they are sought.
| Date | Location | Title | Organization |
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| Room 143 | Mindful Mondays: Yoga | Student Wellbeing | |
| Indigenous Classroom, Room 123 | Indigenous Awareness Week: Speaker (TBA) | Indigenous Legal Studies | |
| Indigenous classroom, room 123 | ILS Speaker Series: Cedar Weaving with Leonard Williams | Indigenous Legal Studies | |
| Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. 639 Hornby St., | Indigenous Law Students' Association Annual Charity Gala | Student Organization | |
| Room 143 | Wellbeing Wednesday: Team Bingo Launch & Fingertip Breathing | Student Wellbeing | |
| Indigenous Classroom, Room 123 | Indigenous Awareness Week: Speaker (TBA) | Indigenous Legal Studies | |
| TBD | The Youth Climate Litigation Wave: Part 3 – Held v State of Montana | Centre for Law and the Environment | |
| Franklin Lew Forum, Room 101 | Demo Moot & FAQs | Student Affairs Office | |
| Indigenous Classroom, Room 123 | Indigenous Awareness Week: Speaker (TBA) | Indigenous Legal Studies | |
| Fasken Classroom, Room 122 | Faculty Colloquium: Katya Assaf | Allard School of Law | |
| Indigenous Classroom, Room 123 | Indigenous Awareness Week: Speaker (TBA) | Indigenous Legal Studies | |
| - | Allard Hall | Advocacy – Moot Assessments | Student Affairs Office |
| Fasken Martineau Classroom, Room 122 and Virtually | Dr. Ayesha S. Chaudhry - 2023-2024 Law at UBC Distinguished Speaker Series | Research | |
| Indigenous Classroom, Room 123 | ILS: Academic Leadership Certificate | Indigenous Legal Studies | |
| TBD | The Youth Climate Litigation Wave: Part 4 – Juliana | Centre for Law and the Environment |